Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü is a multi-purposed Turkish sports club, founded in 1903, in Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. As of 2013, club is active in 13 different branches. Football branch of the team was formed as the club individuals gathered and begun to train together, led by Şeref Bey in 1910. Beşiktaş did not take a part of Istanbul Friday League (1904-1915) and Istanbul Sunday League (1915-1923) campaigns and started to play at competitive level of football in Istanbul League in 1923-1924 season where they topped the season-end table. The club later joined Milli Küme Şampiyonası (1937-1950) and Istanbul Professional Football League (1950-1959) until the Milli Lig was formed in 1959 as the nationwide professional association football campaign.